Defense Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 31 for Senator John McCain from the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, saying that his understanding on Viet Nam and its people had made important contributions to the normalization of bilateral ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and US President Donald Trump discussed measures to develop the two countries’ relations in a more substantive manner during their talks at the White House, Washington DC, on May 31.

The time is ripe for US businesses to engage more strongly in the economic restructuring of Viet Nam, especially in finance-banking and State-owned enterprise equitization, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York on May 30 (local time), during which the Vietnamese leader highlighted the ties with the global organization.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the Vietnamese permanent representative delegation to the UN and met Vietnamese entrepreneurs and intellectuals on May 29 (local time), as part of his official visit to the US.